A Critical Policy Review of the South African Fire Services White Paper

The fire services are a salient contestation which is often overlooked by the Social Science scholars. The Department of Cooperative Governance has ultimately promulgated a White Paper on fire services in May 2020. This study therefore aims to review and examine the legislation with a purpose of traversing the intricacies entrenched. This explicit dimension of the chosen study methodology serves to reconnoitre the variables prudently. The review and analysis of policies have the power to analyse the realities and the misnomer which are a perfect platform to create dialogue. They serve as powerful tools that bring important topics to the table in a captivating way that also spark conversation due to their in-depth and resourceful information. The theoretical framework which forms part of the discussion has a potential to attribute meaning of study perspectives to practicality and simplicity to avoid a complex situation. The gaps identified in the White Paper are uncovered and fully discussed. The content was studied, contextualised, and synthesised intellectually to derive meaning on all the aspects. It is the contention of this paper to attribute meaning to policy improvement in the fire services with a consequential contribution to the world of science for sustainable development

Grantor dc:publisher

International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives (IPADA)

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Ngoepe - Ntsoane, M.

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Sebola, M. P. (chief Editor)
• Molokwane, T. S. (quest Editor)

• Cartel
• Discrimination
• Fire
• Manipulation
• Exploitation

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11602/2421

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